STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1472-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 3006

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred S.B. No. 3006, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BUILDING CODES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide the State with greater flexibility in its use and application of the Hawaii State Building Code by allowing state projects to be designed and constructed using an alternative code, subject to certain conditions.

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Association of Hawaii, and an individual opposed this measure. The Department of Accounting and General Services, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaii Laborers Union Local 368, Hawaii Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust, and Hawai‘i Construction Alliance offered comments on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting the substantive provisions of House Bill No. 2467, H.D. 1, a measure that requires the Legislative Reference Bureau conduct a study on the factors that contribute to the costs of construction projects in the State and appropriates funds for the study;

(2) Adding that the study shall also examine whether using alternative building codes have negative effects on the the plumbing industry and public health and safety;

(3) Removing the provisions that allowed state projects to be designed and constructed using alternative codes;

(4) Specifying that the International Plumbing Code may be used in lieu of the Uniform Plumbing Code for state construction projects, subject to certain conditions;

(5) Changing the effective date to January 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

(6) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3006, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3006, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair